Application of the interest and penalty provisions of the Criminal Fine Enforcement Act of 1984 is mandatory in the case of late payment or nonpayment of a fine imposed strictly as a condition of probation.

The Interstate Commerce Commission lacks authority to intervene in the court of appeals in litigation between a railroad and its employees under the Railway Labor Act, or to file an amicus brief in the case, without the approval of the Attorney General.

The Interstate Commerce Commission also lacks authority to file a petition for certiorari, absent authorization from the Solicitor General.

The Attorney General reversed the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals that there was insufficient evidence that the deportation of the respondent to the Republic of Ireland would be prejudicial to the interests of the United States, and remanded the case to the BIA for further proceedings.

The District of Columbia Good Time Credits Act of 1986, which requires that prisoners “be given credit on the maximum . . . term of imprisonment for time spent . . . on parole” does not impliedly repeal another provision of the D.C. Code, that requires that recommitted parole violators not receive credit against their sentences for time spent on parole.

The Department of Justice may use its funds to pay for the representation o f non-military American victims of the hijacking of TWA Flight 847, in connection with a West German prosecution, if it is determined that such representation would be in the interest of the United States.

The Attorney General has authority to review legal determinations made by the Secretary of Labor under the Davis-Bacon Act.

A lease of a privately owned facility is not a “contract for construction of a public building” within the meaning of the Davis-Bacon Act. The mere fact that a lessor undertakes construction in order to fulfill its obligations is insufficient to convert a lease into such a contract.